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Climate and Weather
The climate in Jiayuguan is both temperate and dry, distinguished by large temperature discrepancies between one season and the next. The annual temperature here is 6°C, while the precipitation averages 80mm. The coldest month is January and the hottest is July. Generally speaking, the optimum time to pay the fort a visit is from May to early October.
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Month
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Jan.
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Feb.
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Mar.
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Apr.
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May
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Jun.
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Jul.
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Aug.
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Sept.
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Oct.
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Nov.
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Dec.
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Temperature (C)
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-9.7
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-9.3
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1.6
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9.7
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16.5
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20.5
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23.1
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21.8
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15.7
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7.9
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-0.8
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-7.8
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Climatic Features: warm variable zone, aridity climate with the frost-free period of 160 days.
Average Temperature: January with temperature as low as - 21 C, August with temperature as high as 34 C; Sandstorm - March to May; Strong Wind - November and December; annually with the highest of 38.7 C and lowest of 0 C, annual and daily difference in temperature great. Rainfall: annual precipitation 100 mm, with rainfall concentrated in summer
Other Odds and Ends
Phone Dialing Code: 0937
Postcode: 735400
Fire: 119
Police: 110
Ambulance: 120
Weather Forecast: 121
Consumers' Complaint: 12315
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